ance, anse, I, 341, 9; 342, 23; 344, 21, 22; V, [9], 2, 4: once.
anchor, did on anchor rise so high, III, 344, 34 (c, g, have ride): the ship is in full sail; no apparent sense.
ancient, ancyent, III, 286, 40; 340, 37; 341, 46; 406, 30, 31, 39; 420, 20; 422, 65, 66: ensign.
and, superfluous (as in “when that I was and a tiny little boy,” and two other songs in Shakspere), see II, 57 b; II, 58, 7, 8; 59, 22, 27; 60, 39; 87, 31; III, 145, 6; 277, 16; 419, 8; IV, 448 a, 1, 2. The same usage in German, Swedish, and especially Dutch ballads.
and, if.
-and, -end, termination of the present participle: whissland, singand, cumand, seekand, etc., I, 326-329; II, 268, 17; IV, 195 f., D 2, 7, 10, 14; V, [192] f., 35, 49.
ane=a, I, 327, 11.
ane=alone. me ane, I, 333, 1.
ane, II, 191, 37=en, end.
aneath, aneth, II, 185, 29; 191, 23; V, [224], 17: beneath. aneath the sun, III, 5, D 7: sheltering the eyes with the hand. So, below the sun, III, 6, 6; 8, 6.